Read on » The front patios at San Diego’s Gossip Grill, one of the few remaining lesbian-focused bars in the nation, were set on fire in an apparent arson attack about 12:30 a.m. Friday. Read on » The United Kingdom is moving toward a ban on conversion therapy. Read on » First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s spirited address at the PFLAG national convention in Arlington, Va., not only celebrated the organization’s 50-year legacy of fostering acceptance and battling for equal rights but also underscored the Biden-Harris administration’s unyielding support for the LGBTQ+ community during a time of heightened animosity. Read on » Amid the political storms brewing in Texas around transgender rights, a new initiative is helping the trans youth caught in the crossfire. Read on » In a disquieting turn of events, Maryland Delegate Joe Vogel, a Democrat, on Monday disclosed recurrent vandalism marked by anti-Semitic graffiti at his apartment complex in Montgomery County, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. Read on » A Black transgender woman in the nation’s capital has died after an assault left her in the street where she was struck by a passing vehicle last weekend. She is at least the 20th transgender or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence so far this year. Read on » Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday enacted an executive order mandating gender-specific terminology in official state documents. Read on » Being a queer artist can mean working twice as hard to get even a modicum of the same respect afforded to your peers, but many of us never get that far to begin with, especially if the work you make is considered “too gay.” Read on »
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